PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
5
3-part single page
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4-part opening
7
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
2
Italian
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Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
3
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Type of script: textura
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 8
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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